Let's talk about .za. This is a topic that has captured the attention of many people in recent years. With .za, numerous debates, studies and research have arisen that have tried to decipher its complexity and its impact on society. From its origins to its influence today, .za has generated unprecedented interest, being the subject of discussion in areas as diverse as politics, science, culture and everyday life. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to .za, analyzing its causes, consequences and possible solutions.
Introduced | 7 November 1990 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | ZA Central Registry[needs update] |
Sponsor | ZADNA |
Intended use | Entities connected with South Africa |
Actual use | Popular in South Africa |
Registration restrictions | None in .co.za; various restrictions in other subdomains |
Structure | Registrations are only taken at third level beneath various second-level labels |
Documents | Articles of Association of ZADNA |
Dispute policies | Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Additional information |
Registry website | registry |
.za is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Africa. The .za namespace is managed and regulated by the .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA). Most domains are registered under the second-level domain .co.za.
ZA is an abbreviation of the Dutch name for the country: Zuid-Afrika.
None of the official names for South Africa can be abbreviated to ZA, which is an abbreviation of the Dutch Zuid-Afrika. Dutch was considered an official language in the Union of South Africa until 1961; it subsequently lost its synonymous status with Afrikaans in 1983. Suid-Afrika is the standard spelling in Afrikaans, but the .sa domain is used by Saudi Arabia. Zuid-Afrika has a history of usage: the international vehicle code for South Africa has been "ZA" since 1936. ZAR serves as the ISO 4217 currency code for the South African rand. South African aircraft registration prefixes also start with Z.
.ZA has a Second Level Domain (SLD) Structure.
ZADNA removed a number of domains from the .za zone on 7 August 2009:
Currently around 29.39% of the .za internet is served via secured HTTPS protocol, with the Let's Encrypt Authority X3 being the most popular SSL certificate. Apache is the most popular web server, serving 66.56% of the .za domains, followed by Microsoft-IIS serving 11.60% of the total .za domains. The most common 1st character in domain names is "c", with 10.76% of .za domains starting with this character.